I do not think Maya was MJs lover why?
Now Rudra and Rishi both love her in their own way
But i do not think Indian audience can take a Bold and Beautiful kind of story where father and son loves same girl and marry her or want to marry her etc
Two brothers loving same girl is Ok
Even there if you observe any serial its elder brother who gets girl always over younger one be it movies or serial
And younger brother will move on to another girl
Watch any indian movie and serial when two brothers love same girl elder one gets her
Here father and sons loving same girl is a bit gross
Now Rishi is out of way so Rudra remains
How will Rudra love Maya or feel if he knows his father MJ and Maya had an affair 10 years or so back
and not only affair a baby that was killed as per maya
I think thats really not possible
I think MJ killed Mayas lover and baby both or one of her other family like father or brother etc
I truly think MJ was not Mayas lover in past or even if MJ had trapped and abused Maya and had baby etc it will be very tough to show Rudra loving same girl
Society shall not accept Rudras love for Maya than if MJ was her former lover or boy friend
Audience will also not accept atleast majority
I am assuming MJ was not her lover but he killed her baby and lover etc before
Maya is just 30 years or so how can she have affair with MJ whose own son Rudra is 30? I mean Rishi is 21 and Rudra around 8 years elder so 29-30. So MJ must be atleast 55-60 years old to have a 30 year old son. So why would a 20 year Maya 10 years back have affair with a 45-50 year old MJ? May be forcefully yes but not willingly.
If you observe Rudra hes a decent human who has values. How he stops Rishi from hugging Maya etc its not only jealousy to see his lover in his brothers embrace. Rudra is decent with ananya too. He knows ananya loves him but never taken advantage of her love for him. In todays time majority people will take advantage if they know you have feelings for them. But Rudra has never done that so hes a decent guy although he has power and position and very rich never abusing it. Hes not spoilt brat unlike others(take case of MJ only who uses his position).
If such a Rudra gets to know Maya had any relation be it love or physical or had baby with MJ i doubt he will love her like a soulmate. Rudra will start feeling very guilty if he gets to know Maya and MJ were involved before. Whether with Mayas permission or not. He will immediately bury all his feelings for Maya and treat her more like the way he treats his mother or that other woman who stays in his house diya with respect.
Best part about this serial is - neither Rudra nor Rishi are like MJ by nature. MJ is very Machiavellian and narcissist and ruthlessly practical, has no conscience and can use anyone to get ahead or fulfill his desires. Opposite of that is Rudra whose mature(mature because he can guess Maya is not what she potrays outside) but emotional but will never misuse his powers and richness etc to get ahead or harm others the good decent guy whose rarity in todays times. Rishi on other hand is very naive and innocent and blindly trusts outsiders, Maya plays off him like a remote controlled toy. But if it were Rudra in place of Rishi no way she can manipluate him to cut his hand etc Rudra is way more mature and intelligent although hes emotional types. Both sons unlike MJ, must have gone on their mother.
Future: If Maya marries Rudra to enter MJ house(i think she will marry Rudra), that means Mj and she were never lovers or had any relationship
Why i think Maya will marry Rudra is because till now neither MJ nor Rudra know whose Rishis lover. Especially Rudra has no clue at all. The fact is hidden by Maya because her next plan is to love Rudra and marry him. How she will do once shes rejected his love, i think she will trap Rudra either directly or through some deciet. Its easy to destroy MJ if she gets into his house, she can have access to him his plans his business etc